Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: ACHIEVE PERFECTION on January 13, 2010, 06:45:37 PM
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Hi guys, since bareknuckle pickups are bullet-proof there is no way i would have a problem :D But i would be really glad if someone could help with this one. I recently purchased a new angus young humbucker from an authorized dealer and i believe it has a problem, but i need verification.
I also got a 57 for the neck of my sg and upon wiring everything i noticed that the sound of the angus pickup was a lot brighter and lower output although i had it higher than the 57 (very close to the strings). So i measured the DC resistance between red and black/bare and measured something like 4.8k. I quickly desoldered everything and this is what i noticed:
DCR between black and green around 4.8k
DCR between red and white around 4.8k
I soldered the green and white back together and measured this:
DCR between red and black around 9.6k
I thought it was ok, so i soldered together the black and bare wires again.
This is where the problem occurred again. I measured the DCR between red and black/bare and it was 4.8k again! I desoldered everything again and noticed that the green wire and the bare wire make the beep sound in the 'arc' test. Now, this can't be right, can it?
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Red is HOT.
Solder White and Green together and tape.
Black and Bare Wire are GROUND.
Hope that helps.
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are you talking about the gibson angus young signature or the bk riff raff?
the riff raff is supposed to be brighter and lower output in the bridge position than a '57 classic in the neck
I think the gibson angus young is supposed to be quite high output and around 14k
by the way, angus is using custom wound seymour duncans
funny thing is that I always thought the riff raff would be the best pup for zz top and now the new angus pickups are based on the pearly gates model :lol: